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spermatium

American  
[spur-mey-shee-uhm] / spɜrˈmeɪ ʃi əm /

noun

plural

spermatia

  1. Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.

  2. Mycology. a minute, colorless cell, of certain fungi and lichens, believed to be a male reproductive body, developed within spermogonia.

spermatium British  
/ spɜːˈmeɪtɪəm /

noun

  1. a nonmotile male reproductive cell in red algae and some fungi

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spermatium Scientific  
/ spər-mā′shē-əm /

plural

spermatia

  1. A nonmotile cell in red algae and certain ascomycete fungi that functions as a male gamete.

Etymology

Origin of spermatium

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek spermátion, equivalent to spermat- (stem of spérma ) sperm 1 + -ion -ium

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